Snap Polls
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Canada to head to polls as Mark Carney calls snap election for 28 April
World | Mar 23, 2025, 10:48 PM ISTThe widely anticipated decision comes less than two weeks after Carney took up the top post, succeeding Justin Trudeau at a time of soaring tensions with the United States triggered due to US President Trump's tariff threats.
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France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of snap elections announced by Macron
World | Jun 26, 2024, 09:36 PM ISTMacron suddenly announced snap legislative elections after his party suffered a humbling defeat to Marine Le Pen's far-right party in the European Parliament elections. Opinion polls show Le Pen's National Rally party ahead in the upcoming polls, but without an absolute majority.
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Will dissolve Lower House of Parliament and call elections in Oct: Japanese PM Abe
World | Sep 25, 2017, 06:12 PM ISTAbe said the election in the country would be an appraisal of his handling of the economy and to get support for his hard line against North Korea’s nuclear programmes
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BJP ready for snap polls
National | Jul 08, 2013, 03:25 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 8: Indicating that early polls seemed likely, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said it was ready for snap polls, if a situation arises.Talking to reporters after a meeting of BJP parliamentary
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Snap polls only option to UPA government's policy failure: BJP
National | May 16, 2013, 04:12 PM ISTHyderabad, May 16: Senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu today said holding mid-term elections was the only option for the country as the Congress-led UPA dispensation is suffering from “policy paralysis” which is affecting every sector.“UPA
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Akhilesh ready for snap polls, rules out joining UPA-II
National | Sep 23, 2012, 06:54 PM ISTLucknow, Sep 23: Samajwadi Party is ready for mid-term Lok Sabha polls but it is supporting the UPA government to keep communal forces at bay, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said today.At the same